Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Cairo had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Cairo, with the one closest to Cairo listed first.
- Beasley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beasley is located in Clay County
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- Griffith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Griffith is located in Clay County
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- Montpelier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montpelier is located in Clay County
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- Palo Alto
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palo Alto is located in Clay County
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- Pheba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Clay County
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- Abbott
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Abbott is located in Clay County
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- Siloam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Siloam is located in Clay County
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- Sparta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sparta is located in Chickasaw County
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- Mhoons Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mhoons Valley is located in Clay County
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- Una
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Una is located in Clay County
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- McCondy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McCondy is located in Chickasaw County
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- Cumberland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cumberland is located in Webster County
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- Woodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland is located in Chickasaw County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Congress ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Congress is located in Chickasaw County
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- Maben
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Maben is located in Oktibbeha County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
- Sonora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sonora is located in Chickasaw County
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- Osborn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Osborn is located in Oktibbeha County
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- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Muldon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Muldon is located in Monroe County
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- Clarkson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Clarkson is located in Webster County
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- Mathiston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Double Springs is located in Oktibbeha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
- Starkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whites
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Whites is located in Clay County
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- Buena Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Chickasaw County
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- Hohenlinden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hohenlinden is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hohenlinden
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cairo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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